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[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Is this THE David Siegel, the guy who said he's responsible for George Bush being elected via illegal means? Yeah... what a nutjob.

 

[B-Dubs]

Uh, shouldn't this be illegal? He is basically forcing his employees to vote for Obama, or else lose their jobs.

He doesn't come out and say it. I guarantee the Florida DA (as well as every other lawyer in the state) is looking at this letter, trying to figure out if he can be sued or broke any laws.

 

[Megadragon15]

Uh, shouldn't this be illegal? He is basically forcing his employees to vote for Obama, or else lose their jobs.

Don't you mean Romney?

 

[BertramCooper]

Guy is a class act. In multiple ways.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/woman-talks-after-winning-5-million-in-lawsuit-ove/nFBsF/

 

[ffdgh]

Uh, shouldn't this be illegal? He is basically forcing his employees to vote for Obama, or else lose their jobs.

You have that backwards

 

[B-Dubs]

Guy is a class act. In multiple ways.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/woman-talks-after-winning-5-million-in-lawsuit-ove/nFBsF/

Wow, can we just throw this schmuck in jail or something?

 

[789shadow]

Obama should use this so hard in a campaign ad.

 

[Wazzim]

I love how all the CEOs act like Obama's plans are like that of hard-left European politicians.

 

[Zhengi]

Meh, no different than unions telling its members how to vote.

 

[Varjet]

Of course, as your employer, I can’t tell you whom to vote for, and I certainly wouldn’t interfere with your right to vote for whomever you choose. In fact, I encourage you to vote for whomever you think will serve your interests the best.

However, let me share a few facts that might help you decide what is in your best interest.

Man, this reads like something from a villain out of a bad movie.

 

[speculawyer]

"If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current President plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company."

But you do have a choice. If your personal taxes go up for a few percent you have "no choice"? That is complete bullshit.

You are really just an asshole. You are child throwing a temper tantrum. Do us all a favor and hold your breath until Obama promises not to raise any taxes.

 

[FStop7]

"We're doing better than ever. But if this keeps up you're all fired."

 

[DietRob]

"If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current President plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company."

But you do have a choice. If your personal taxes go up for a few percent you have "no choice"? That is complete bullshit.

You are really just an asshole. You are child throwing a temper tantrum. Do us all a favor and hold your breath until Obama promises not to raise any taxes.

Yea, this is the point I was trying to make but you made it better.

 

[Davedough]

oh, I'd love to be at that company because I'd sue more than 1% of his ass if he fired me after that email. I'd go to court with that email, a copy of my Obama ballot and my pink slip, then I'd hit the bank.

 

[Salmonax]

This is a good analogy of what's happened in America. The ones with the money taking the rest of the country hostage.

And meanwhile half the electorate has Stockholm Syndrome.

 

[.GqueB.]

I wish they could all just quit in protest. Unrealistic of course but it would be interesting.

 

[B-Dubs]

I wish they could all just quit in protest. Unrealistic of course but it would be interesting.

That would be an amazing end to the story.

 

[Karakand]

Wow can't believe this Hugo Chavez asshole.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Yeah, that part was some next level disconnect. Maybe he thinks that things are getting too good and if they get better it will just loop around and become worse? I don't know!

it's not really a disconnect, in the sense that most of the one percent are terrified of the tax cuts expiring and therefore are making wild imaginations of what the future will hold.

A lot of them probably even believe they will all go bankrupt and die.

 

[AstroNut325]

Meh, no different than unions telling its members how to vote.

Um... I'm pretty sure that is entirely different!

 

[AstroNut325]

That would be an amazing end to the story.

Not really... since there will be hundreds, if not thousands ready to take those jobs in less than 24 hours.

 

[DietRob]

Not really... since there will be hundreds, if not thousands ready to take those jobs in less than 24 hours.

Training those new employees would cost millions more than any tax.

 

[Deified Data]

It's like Atlus Shrugged, but with timeshares.

Guy could disappear off the face of the earth and no one would notice. Providers of useless services: STRIKE!

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

“The economy doesn’t currently pose a threat to your job,” Siegel wrote, noting that the company is “the most profitable [it's] ever been.” “What does threaten your job however, is another 4 years of the same Presidential administration.”

.......

 

[daycru]

Tell me more about how unions are an outdated concept.

 

[Delusibeta]

Can't we throw custard pies at him already? At least send him to the dry cleaners.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Hey, at least this guy isn't dancing around the idea of using his money and power to his advantage. Personally, I find it refreshing.



If the employer was dumb enough to tell anyone that was his reasoning, I sure as hell hope people would sue his ass for some form of discrimination or something. Likely, though, the employer is smart enough to blame it on something unrelated.

Wouldn't mean shit. Florida, like most of the country, has "at will" employment laws that allow employers to give no reason to fire you. The only way you can sue is through racial discrimination...sexual and political are allowed.

 

[B-Dubs]

Training those new employees would cost millions more than any tax.

He'd lose a shit ton of cash yes, also how many people would think twice before applying in the first place? Combine this with everything else I've read about the guy and I'd certainly not bother with this one, no one like a crazy person for a boss.

 

[Clevinger]

"Our company is doing great under Obama, so we're fucked if Obama gets elected."

Pretty much. The logic of some of these people is... ugh...

 

[Moral Panic]

Democrat voters torn between hating Romney and saving their jobs? lol

I don't think he's really gonna do anything, sounds like he's just venting seeing that he just changed an already existing letter.

 

[Kinyou]

Someone should fire that CEO asshole

 

[Vilix]

Chavez is a time share executive too?

 

[Zoe]

Tell me more about how unions are an outdated concept.

These people will be taken care of if they're fired without cause.

 

[User Name Here]

This is a good analogy of what's happened in America. The ones with the money taking the rest of the country hostage.

Someone should fire that CEO asshole

Yup. I hope the people in his company find work elsewhere and all simultaneously leave.

 

[Angry Grimace]

This is borderline illegal. Like very, very close to constructive electoral fraud.

 

[slit]

Timeshare companies are the scum of the earth and their executives should be chased like vermin.

That's all I have to say.

.

 

[phisheep]

I'm easy with this.

Businesses complain all the time that there's no business vote, but there is - businesses have the pretty well undivided attention of most of the population most of the time, and can kind of use it how they like.

That said, it sounds (given the timing) like this guy has an agenda - wants to cut costs and wants to blame somebody else.

Fair enough. He'll either be seen through or not, at least he is fairly open about it.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

The real reason?

Siegel is a member of several GOP Superpacs and is buddy-buddy with several Republican politicians, including fellow business owner Romney. Since Florida is traditionally a big swing state (as seen most notably in 2000), he's likely just trying to push a few more voters over to the Romney side. And like I said, he gets away with it, due to at-will employment laws.

 

[Mudkips]

What an evil looking asshole. I like how he acts like a big man when telling people what to do, but the reality is he's a muppet who's desperate for others to vote his way.

 

[Layd Dly]

This is also the same guy that was building the largest home in america. Its been for sale in its unfinished state for quite some time last I heard.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/biggest-house-in-america-david-siegel_n_1677741.html

 

[RiccochetJ]

Sounds like he's not filing as a corporation. He's filing under the individual tax code. And he might be serious about having to let people go if they suddenly fall into a different tax bracket.

But to send out a message to all the employees stating this fact to sway their vote should be illegal imo.

 

[.GqueB.]

I really do wonder what's going to happen in this country during the next decade or so as more and more events like this go public. Seems like ever week a story comes out like this.

Does anyone else feel like the country has gotten a lot more rude since Obama was elected? Publicly I mean. It's like his election was some sort of pass to do and say this type of thing. I don't know but it seems strange to me. I remember way back when, someone pretty much interrupted the him during a speech and called him a liar. This all doesn't seem very typical.

 

[Zoe]

This is borderline illegal. Like very, very close to constructive electoral fraud.

A chain letter is fraud?

 

[Joates]

Sounds like he's not filing as a corporation. He's filing under the individual tax code. And he might be serious about having to let people go if they suddenly fall into a different tax bracket.

But to send out a message to all the employees stating this fact to sway their vote should be illegal imo.

Seriously?

Guy's a BILLIONAIRE.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

A guy who admits about committing a crime. Book em Dano.

 

[Rubbish King]

Is this not illegal?

If it isn't, it should be.

 

[TacticalFox88]

I really do wonder what's going to happen in this country during the next decade or so as more and more events like this go public. Seems like ever week a story comes out like this.

Does anyone else feel like the country has gotten a lot more rude since Obama was elected? Publicly I mean. It's like his election was some sort of pass to do and say this type of thing. I don't know but it seems strange to me. I remember way back when, someone pretty much interrupted the him during a speech and called him a liar. This all doesn't seem very typical.

Obama's election pretty much forced many racists to come out of the closet.

 

[AlexMogil]

This is a good analogy of what's happened in America. The ones with the money taking the rest of the country hostage.

I wish I was as smart as this sometimes.

 

[Chichikov]

So because the company is the most profitable it has ever been in the past, if profits in the future decrease (but is still profitable), then employees need to be let go. WHAT?

It doesn't make sense on any economic level.

You pay people with pre-tax money, the only question you need to ask yourself when hiring a person is if that person is going to generate more money than you're paying him, if that person does, you need to hire that person in order to maximize your profits, regardless of the tax rate.

 

[Freezie KO]

David Siegel = Jason Segel?